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Analysis of Pole Position from 1846 to 1970

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

E. M. Gaposchkin*
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Mass. 02138, U.S.A.

Abstract

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One- and two-component models for the Chandler motion are investigated with the use of historical data. Evidence for a two-component motion is more convincing from both the data-analysis and the geophysical point of view.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Reidel 1972 

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